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There are few things more compelling than an epic bromance, whether it's purely platonic, hidden beneath a public rivalry, or the sort of things people write thousand and thousands of fan fiction stories about on Tumblr. 2012 was a great year for bromance -- from the Chris Christie/Barack Obama bromance that proved bros could transcend party lines, to "The Vampire Diaries'" Damon and Alaric who proved that even death can't stop bros from bro-ing out. Here are the 25 bromances that made 2012 a bromarkable year.